Entertainment

HOLLYWOOD—Well, the mob is back in a big way on the ABC soap “General Hospital.” Just when you suspect someone from the past is very much dead, they return to the flesh. Yep, this week that woman in red who has been stalking and making Julian Jerome’s life a living hell has been revealed. By this point, I think...

HOLLYWOOD—Hearing about “Patriot’s Day,” at first I had mixed feelings. To be honest, I thought it was just way too soon for Hollywood to be jumping into a movie about a real-life event less than 3 years after it transpired. The Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013 was a brutal moment for many Americans, not just those in Boston....

HOLLYWOOD—I recall after seeing the trailer for the movie “Hidden Figures” telling myself, ‘Now, that is going to be something powerful.’ The movie is indeed powerful, but there is indeed one elephant in the room that prevents the movie from being spectacular in my opinion. First off, the film revolves around three women, Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer), Mary Jackson...

HOLLYWOOD—It's all about beauty, makeup and glitz, that's what IMATS 2017 was all about. IMATS which stands for International Make-Up Artist Trade Show took place on January 13 thru January 15 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena. Make-up pros from fashion and film were all present including the IMATS make-up museum at the sold-out convention. Some of the keynote...

HELLO AMERICA!—Many people consider Asia as being the center of the martial arts world even though it has never been a proven birthplace of all the arts. However, it can’t be denied that its influence upon martial arts and the most prominent arts originated from the region Kung Fu, Karate, Hwa rang do. History has shown that martial arts have...

HOLLYWOOD—The games that one play. That was a major proponent in the most recent episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Tuesday’s episode, ‘It’s OK to Love’ saw Candace and Officer Justin utilizing one another to keep their secrets at bay. Things picked up where last week left off with David walking into the lion’s den....

HOLLYWOOD—There were new movies in theaters, this weekend, but none were competition for previous flicks in theaters. Last week’s box-office champ, “Hidden Figures” ruled supreme for a second consecutive weekend earning over $25 million during the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Impressive the flick doesn’t appear to have dropped in its box-office performance from the previous week. After...

HOLLYWOOD—You really have to have courage to do a gangster movie. Classics like “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” loom so large over the genre that it casts a shadow on any project that treads similar ground. “Live By Night” tried, but script problems ultimately make it a forgettable and lackluster entry in the genre’s repertoire. The plot follows Joe Coughlin (Ben...

HOLLYWOOD—Many are glad to see 2016 go, but no one can deny it was a great year for movies. Transcendent performances from some of Hollywood’s best talent bolstered a year of strong writing and directing. I’ve not yet seen all the films getting good buzz (for instance I’ve heard great things about “I, Daniel Blake,” “Fire at Sea,” and...

HOLLYWOOD—I have never fully been a fan of the “Underworld” movies. While I love a good vampire flick, I just couldn’t find myself too immersed in the narrative. The last time we saw the character Selene (Kate Beckinsale) was in 2012’s “Underworld: Awakening” which saw the return of Beckinsale to the role she made famous in the early 2000s....